Near-term uptrend for the TSX meeting resistance at 12,200

The reversal of roles is an important concept in technical analysis: old support becomes resistance when it is breached and old resistance becomes support on a breakout. In the above chart, you can see the TSX Index struggling to break resistance at 12,200 which was support in the old trading range. Even if we get a breakout at 12,200 I will dust off my old charts detailing the old trading range of 12,500 to 12,200. The TSX had a dismal three year performance and the risk profile is still to the downside.

Reference the last chart analysis for the TSX Index published on November 9, 2012.

Relevant articles picked from the Web:

• RBC turns bullish on two REITs — Globe — December 6, 2012
• U.S. stock market gains in 2013 will be double that of Canada’s: — Globe — December 5, 2012
• Brazil adds to emerging market slowdown — Financial Times — November 30, 2012
• RBC posts biggest profit in Canadian history — Globe — November 29, 2012

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